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Beyond the presidential backdrop I recognized the room from when I attended Wakefield High School in Arlington, VA. Today Barack Obama wonderfully challenged the Wakefield “Warriors” and other students across America via TV. Students are to aspire to solid traditional values as well as civic and personal responsibility. “Go Warriors!”

This would have been a good speech for me to hear when I was a student. I hope the students’ souls will be enriched. But where is this going?

The uproar over the Department of Education’s proposed supplemental lesson plan probably put a sanitizing spin on the president’s remarks, but certainly “changed” the dumbing down ”lesson plan” the Federal Department of Education provided teachers. Does this mean that local teacher’s don’t know how to teach unless the Federal “Principal” tells them what to teach? Today the Barack Obama did what he continues to do best, being a radical community organizer while trying to sound like something else - today a mainstream conservative. He gets an “A” for those conservative remarks.

However, the politicization of America’s school children in the first lesson plan crossed the line having students to write letters about how they can help the president achieve his goals. This shows original intent! It’s not about the children and what they need, it’s about Chicago-style community organizing and enlisting new recruits. Into fertile soil a dirty little seed must fall - ACORN.

In those hallowed halls at Wakefield my life was changed forever. From my humble beginnings, I made history walking through the same door that the president entered into Wakefield. I went out to change my world. How could I do that? By applying what outstanding, dedicated educators like Mr. Lynn taught.

My second exceptional teacher, Mr. Lynn, stands heads and shoulders above the others! Mr. Lynn made learning fun and began to unravel the tangled web of free markets, business, the stock market, and law. He gave HOPE with no surprises and enhanced my powers to reason. I will be forever grateful. I’m still using what he taught me! Mr. Lynn didn’t plant an ACORN, he grew an OAK!